Rooney’s rock star wish for his son

Wayne Rooney has revealed he has no plans to push son
Kai into a football career – and would be happier if he became a rock star.

The England star also told how fatherhood was a bigger kick than his playing career, and children will be the talk of the dressing room each time the team gathers in South Africa at the World Cup finals.

Wayne Rooney has no plans to push son Kai into a football career

Talking about seven-month-old Kai he told Hello! magazine: “Becoming a dad was the proudest moment of my life. Playing football does not even compare.

“I wouldn’t push Kai to be a footballer – I’d be happy with whatever he wants to do. I’d probably rather he was into music rather than football to be honest. That’s what I wanted to do if I wasn’t a footballer,” the passionate Stereophonics fan added.

In a joint interview before he set off for the South African campaign last week, he and wife Coleen posed on a bed surrounded by pillows decorated with the flag of St George – and the Manchester United striker told of his desire to win.

“I’m proud I’m English and I’m passionate about my country,” he said. “I want to win, it means a lot to me. It would be nice for Kai, and also for my family, the fans and the whole country.”

Rooney told how the England squad “speak about our children all the time”.

“We’re like old women talking about the kids when we meet up,” he said. “It’s good telling each other what the kids have done, and how we’ve looked after them.”

Becoming a dad in November has also had a knock-on effect for his viewing habits, he admitted. “Kai loves the cartoons so I enjoy watching those with him. He likes Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Handy Manny, Tigger and Pooh. I’m starting to sing them to myself now though,” Rooney said.

The full interview with Wayne and Coleen Rooney is in Hello! magazine.